My children prefer my nanny, Julia Bradbury reveals after relying on help to look after son and twin girls

She is a busy television presenter and mother of three, so it is unsurprising Julia Bradbury relies heavily on her nanny.

But the former Countryfile star, 45, has confessed her son, Zephyrus, and twin daughters, Xanthe and Zena, actually prefer their babysitter’s company.

Miss Bradbury, speaking candidly at a book launch for 22 Ideas That Saved the English Countryside, insisted she knew she must give the family nanny, Jenny, autonomy and said she was not jealous of her relationship with the children, who are aged between one and four.

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“I think as the parent you have got to give your nanny as much autonomy as you possibly can,” she said, according to the Daily Mail. “There are no jealousies.”

She added: “Jenny is like a big sister to the children and she is very natural if we are in the room together. You have to be sensible about it. You can’t feel guilty.”

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The mother-of-three admitted her hectic schedule, which has recently seen her launch the Keswick Mountain Festival and appear on ITV’s Best Walks With A View, meant she had to plan the family’s time carefully.

She also revealed she relied on her partner Gerard Cunningham, 55, and members of her extended family when it came to childcare.